4-CIN	α-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamate
AC	adenylate cyclase
ACSF	artificial cerebrospinal fluid
AMPA	a-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionic acid
ANLS	astrocyte-neuron lactate shuttle
CNPase	2′,3′-cyclic-nucleotide 3′-phosphodiesterase
CNS	central nervous system
DAB	1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-d-arabinitol
DREADDs	designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs
GF109203X	bisindolylmaleimide I
GFAP	glial fibrillary acidic protein
Iba1	ionized calcium binding adaptor molecule-1
MAP2	microtubule associated protein-2
Max	maxadilan
MCTs	monocarboxylate transporters
NMDA	N-methyl-D-aspartate
PAC1	PACAP type 1
PACAP	pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide
PBS	phosphate buffered saline
PKA	protein kinase A
PKC	protein kinase C
PMA	12-myristate 13-acetate
PYGB	glycogen phosphorylase
Rp-8-Br-cAMPS	8-Bromoadenosine-3′,5′-cyclic monophosphorothioate, Rp-isomer
Sq22.536	9-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)-9h-purin-6-amine
VIP	vasoactive intestinal polypeptide
VPAC	VIP/PACAP
SNL	spinal nerve ligation